The newspaper, which has made photoshopping Tory politicians a speciality for its front page, attacked 'The May-trix', mocking up Home Secretary Theresa May as a character from less-than-recent film franchise The Matrix.

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It reported that experts were warning of a "mass exodus" by companies from the UK if the law were passed, citing fears that all companies using encryption software would have to adapt it to give security agencies access to it.

It follows earlier photoshopping efforts by the paper lampooning and attacking Westminster politicians.

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The SNP, which now has 56 seats in parliament, has previously suggested the Snoopers' Charter, which was included in last week's Queen's Speech, would be "unacceptable".

“We think the mass collection of data is wrong. There is a line beyond which it is unacceptable for civil liberties can be impinged," one SNP MP told The Telegraph shortly after the election.

The SNP has already said it will reach out to libertarian Tory backbenchers to block the repeal of the Human Rights Act - another controversial pledge by the Conservatives.

New MP Joanna Cherry, a former QC, said her party was already reaching out to Tories on the issue.

Speaking in May, she told Sky News: ""We are very confident that we can lead a progressive consensus in the House of Commons which would be sufficient to defeat the Government, drawing on our contact with Tory backbenchers."